Citrix Farm @ SLAC - Citrix XenApp 6.0

New Application Requests for the Citrix Farm

If you would like a new application or program to be
added to the SLAC Citrix Farm, please review the requirements listed below.

Note: System restrictions prohibit users from installing software on
the Citrix Farm. New software can only be installed on the Citrix Farm by the
Citrix Administators.

New Application/Program requirements:

The application must be 100% compatible and be certified to run within the Microsoft Windows
Server 2008
operating system.

DOS applications will not be approved to run on the Citrix Farm. Performance problems occur when running DOS applications in the Citrix Farm, including the
possibility of such applications using 100% of the processor and system
resources available.

Windows 16-bit applications will also not be approved to run on the Citrix
Farm. Win16 applications require extensive testing and modification before they
can run properly on a multi-user Windows environment. Configuring Win32 applications is a staff intensive process
with no guarantee of success.

Graphics applications (i.e. Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, etc.) are
permitted, but the user must understand that the Citrix client may not experience
optimal performance when such applications are configured with high color
depths.

Mathematical, statistical, analysis and other computation-intensive
programs are permitted, but will be made available to a limited set of systems
within the Farm due to the high use of resources by such applications.
The group, department, or division requesting such applications may be asked to
fund the necessary resources for the Citrix Farm to successfully host them.

The requestor and any user(s) logging into the Farm to use the
new application must possess a valid user license or be covered by a SLAC site license
when applicable. SLAC non-site licensed applications will be controlled by
Domain security groups which will restrict access
to licensees only.

The Citrix Administrators will only be responsible for making the
application available within Citrix and maintaining it at current patch levels.
The requestor must agree to assume all other support responsibilities for the
application, unless otherwise agreed upon with the Citrix administrators.

Any application that has a negative effect on the servers or would cause a
security risk will be removed from the Farm immediately.

How to request a new application for the Citrix Farm:
Submit a request to
windows-admin@slac.stanford.edu . Please include as much information about the
application, including but not limited to:

Business justification for requested application.

Application name, version number, and patch
level.

Manufacturer, their web site, technical
support pages or technical support contact information.